Background
Garland, Robert was born on September 27, 1862 in North Ireland. Son of Robert and Eliza Jane (Atwell) Garland.
Garland, Robert was born on September 27, 1862 in North Ireland. Son of Robert and Eliza Jane (Atwell) Garland.
Educational public schools. Came to the United States, 1876.
Began as clerk, Oliver Iron & Steel Company, Pittsburgh, 1876, general sales manager, 1886-1890. Began as manufacturer, 1890. President Garland Manufacturing Company, manufacturers electric conduits, Pittsburgh, since 1898.
Member advisory board American Hardware Manufacturers Association Chairman War Resources Committee, Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia, World War I. Member City Council, Pittsburgh, 1911-1940. Member History Society Western Pennsylvania (president).
Mason ( Knights Templar, Shriner). Club: Pittsburgh Athletic.
Married Alice Noble Bailey, April. Children: Robert (deceased), Alice Gertrude (Mistress Roy H. McKnight).